analysis

analysis — 名詞

1. a careful look at the facts, numbers, or events around a topic so that you can w

1.名詞B2
釋義

分析

對事實或資料的詳細研究與判斷

a careful look at the facts, numbers, or events around a topic so that you can work out how things connect and what conclusions to draw — for example, going through last year's sales figures to see which products are losing money.

例句

Dr. Patel's analysis of the survey results showed that most parents wanted longer school holidays.

Patel 博士對問卷結果的分析顯示，多數家長希望延長學校假期。

analysis of + noun phrase

The team did a careful analysis of last month's traffic accidents on Beimen Road.

團隊仔細分析了上個月北門路發生的交通事故。

collocation: careful/detailed analysis

同義詞
  • examination

    neutral; the act of looking closely, less focused on drawing conclusions

  • study

    broader; can be a single project or an ongoing effort

  • evaluation

    stresses judging value or quality, not just describing

  • review

    often shorter and more general; can be informal

反義詞
  • synthesis

    combining parts into a whole, the opposite of breaking down

文法句型

analysis of + noun

detailed/in-depth/careful analysis

用法筆記

Used both countable (one piece of work, e.g. 'a detailed analysis') and uncountable ('careful analysis is needed'). Plural is 'analyses' /əˈnæləsiːz/, never 'analysises'.

常見錯誤

❌I did three analysises of the data.
✅I did three analyses of the data.
💡the plural keeps the Greek -is → -es change.
❌The doctor made an analyse of the X-ray.
✅The doctor made an analysis of the X-ray.
💡'analyse' is the verb; the noun is 'analysis'.

2. a scientific test in which a substance such as blood, water, or soil is broken d

2.名詞C1
釋義

化驗；檢驗

對物質成分的科學測試

a scientific test in which a substance such as blood, water, or soil is broken down so that scientists can see what chemicals or materials are inside it.

例句

The river water was sent for analysis after dead fish appeared near the village.

村子附近出現死魚後，河水被送去化驗。

passive: be sent for analysis

Chemical analysis showed that the white powder was just sugar, not a drug.

化學檢驗顯示那包白色粉末只是糖，不是毒品。

collocation: chemical analysis

同義詞
  • test

    more everyday; 'a blood test' is more common in speech than 'a blood analysis'

  • assay

    technical; used mostly for measuring how much of a chemical is present

文法句型

analysis of + substance

send sth for analysis

用法筆記

Subject of the analysis is always a physical substance (blood, urine, soil, water, food). Distinguish from sense 1: if you can replace 'analysis' with 'lab test', this is sense 2. Often appears as a compound: 'blood analysis', 'DNA analysis', 'soil analysis'.

常見錯誤

❌The hospital did an analysis of his behaviour.
✅The hospital did an analysis of his blood.
💡sense 2 takes physical substances, not abstract nouns; for behaviour use sense 1 ('analysis').

3. a long course of treatment, based on the ideas of Freud, where a patient talks r

3.名詞C1
釋義

心理分析

佛洛伊德式的精神分析療程

a long course of treatment, based on the ideas of Freud, where a patient talks regularly with a trained doctor about their childhood, dreams, and feelings to find the hidden reasons behind their problems.

例句

Quinn has been in analysis for two years and says it has helped him sleep better.

Quinn 接受心理分析已經兩年了，他說睡眠變得比較好。

fixed phrase: be in analysis

After her divorce, Aunt Rosa decided to go into analysis with a doctor in Vienna.

離婚之後，Rosa 阿姨決定去維也納找一位醫師做心理分析。

fixed phrase: go into analysis

同義詞
  • psychoanalysis

    the full technical term; identical meaning, more formal

  • therapy

    much broader; covers many treatments, not only the Freudian method

文法句型

be in analysis

go into analysis

用法筆記

Always uncountable in this sense — never 'an analysis' or 'analyses'. Almost always appears in the fixed phrases 'be in analysis' or 'go into analysis'. The full word 'psychoanalysis' is more formal and more common in writing.

常見錯誤

❌She had three analyses with her therapist.
✅She had three years of analysis with her therapist.
💡sense 3 is uncountable; count the time, not the sessions.